Discover the latest events for the first week of October in Kuala Lumpur with your weekly Comedy & Theatre Guide with The City List. Here’s a selection of what’s coming up over the next week.
OCTOBER 2: Wednesday
Open Crack at Crackhouse Comedy
Is the smoking ban taking a toll on your social life? Did you choke on your Teh Ais when you saw the Raj Banana Leaf video? Do you wish you could tell all the racist people in the country to get lost? Or do you do a mean impression of Siti Kasim? Open Crack! open-mic night could be for you. Participants are given 3 minutes of stage-time and absolutely anyone can participate!
Crackhouse Comedy Club KL: 24A (1st Floor) Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, KL.
9pm. Tickets online RM15/ Door RM20. https://crackhouseopencrack.peatix.com Call +60 11-2321 2150 or email laugh@crackhousecomedy.asia for more info.
Making S#it Up!
A weekly improv comedy show with a rotating cast of comedians every week. With Nizam Jentik-Jentik, Anwar Hadi, Filzah Awok and Farid Azmeir. Hosted by Harith Iskandar.
THE JOKE FACTORY: Lot 26, Level G3, Publika Shopping Gallery, Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, KL.
RM50 online/ RM60 walk-in. Get your TIX at http://thejokefactory.wasap.my/ OR Call 013-5231491
OCTOBER 3: Thursday
Comedy Rojak: Malay and English comedy at Crackhous
Rojak Comedy! Mixed-lingo open mic show for English / BM audiences only. It’s a mash up of Malaysian humour delivered in our mother tongue of Bahasa and the tongue of our colonial invaders. Rojak Comedy menampilkan persembahan komedi "Stendap" di dalam Bahasa Melayu dan Bahasa Inggeris!
CRACKHOUSE COMEDY CLUB: 24A (1st Floor) Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, KL
Ticket Price: RM15 online / RM20 at the door. https://crackhousecomedyrojak.peatix.com/ Call +60 11-2321 2150 or email laugh@crackhousecomedy.asia for more info.
1MCB at TJF
In the aftermath of GE14, a fellowship of comics joined hands to form 1Malaysia Comedians Bureau (1MCB). Proudly and unabashedly Malaysian, 1MCB presents its first ever show at The Joke Factory. Featuring Brian Tan, Gajen Nad, Keren Bala Devan, Shamaine Othman and Sulaiman Azmil! With humour that straddles popular culture, politics, food (vegetarian and non-vegetarian – 1MCB caters to all!), history, international and domestic relations, love, science and technology, movies, music and even the elusive field of vexillology, an evening with 1MCB promises to be a side-splitting journey of laughter and hilarity!
THE JOKE FACTORY: Lot 26, Level G3, Publika Shopping Gallery, Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, KL
Tickets RM40 online / RM50 door. at http://thejokefactory.wasap.my/ OR Call 013-523 1491 or it will sell out.
OCTOBER 4: Friday
Crackhouse presents Freddy Quinne
(October 4-5)
One of the UK’s biggest club comics is bringing his unique comic voice to the Crackhouse. Award-winning comedian Freddy Quinne is a comedic tour-de-force! Having seen a meteoric rise into some of the bigger clubs in the UK, Quinne is one act not to be missed. Power packed punchlines coupled with remarkable crowd work are all backed by frantic energy and raw emotion to create a storm of laughter whenever he steps on stage. Based in Manchester, Freddy Quinne has gained a legion of fans where he goes with his uncompromising honesty. He was the first comic in the UK to record an album comprising solely of crowd work and has performed across the globe.
CRACKHOUSE COMEDY CLUB: 24A (1st Floor) Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, KL
Ticket : RM50 online / RM60 at the door https://freddycrackingquinne.peatix.com Call +60 11-2321 2150 or email laugh@crackhousecomedy.asia for more info.
Nigel Ng at TJF
Nigel Ng is a Malaysian stand-up comedian based in London. He made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central’s Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central, shortly followed by Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. He had an incredible debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year with his sell out show Culture Shocked, and to top it off, he was nominated for the prestigious Best Newcomer Award. He won the Amused Moose Laugh Off 2016 and was runner up in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2015. He was also a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016 and Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2015 competitions. He was selected to perform in The Pleasance Comedy Reserve at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017.
THE JOKE FACTORY: Lot 26, Level G3, Publika Shopping Gallery, Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, KL.
Tickets RM50 online / RM60 door. Call +60135231491 or +60139622956, WhatsApp at: http://thejokefactory.wasap.my/ or click here: https://bit.ly/2SggjcK, for bookings!
